New American Standard Bible 2020
Mark 8:36
36For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?
Mark 8:36 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
- New International Version (NIV)What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?
- English Standard Version (ESV)For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?
- New King James Version (NKJV)For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?
Context of Mark 8:36
34And He summoned the crowd together with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me. 35For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? 37For what could a person give in exchange for his soul? 38For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”
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τί γὰρ ὠφελεῖ ἄνθρωπον κερδῆσαι τὸν κόσμον ὅλον καὶ ζημιωθῆναι τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ;Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Mark 8:36
- Job 2:4Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has, he will give for his life.
- Psalms 49:17For when he dies, he will take nothing with him; His wealth will not descend after him.
- Psalms 73:18You indeed put them on slippery ground; You dropped them into ruin.
- Matthew 4:8Again, the devil took Him along to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory;
- Matthew 16:26For what good will it do a person if he gains the whole world, but forfeits his soul? Or what will a person give in exchange for his soul?
- Luke 9:25For what good does it do a person if he gains the whole world, but loses or forfeits himself?
- Luke 12:19And I will say to myself, “You have many goods stored up for many years to come; relax, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself!”’
- Luke 16:19“Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, enjoying himself in splendor every day.
- Philippians 3:7But whatever things were gain to me, these things I have counted as loss because of Christ.
- Revelation 18:7To the extent that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, to the same extent give her torment and mourning; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as a queen and I am not a widow, and will never see mourning.’
- Job 22:2“Can a strong man be of use to God, Or a wise one be useful to himself?
- Malachi 3:14You have said, ‘It is pointless to serve God; and what benefit is it for us that we have done what He required, and that we have walked in mourning before the Lord of armies?
- Romans 6:21Therefore what benefit were you then deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is death.
- Hebrews 11:24By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,
- James 1:9Now the brother or sister of humble circumstances is to glory in his high position;
Commentaries on Mark 8:36
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27-38Verses 27-38 See this passage illustrated in the notes at Mark 8:32 He spake that saying openly - With boldness or confidence, or without parables or figures, so that there could be no possibility of misunderstanding him. Mark 8:38 Ashamed of me - Ashamed to own attachment to me on account of my lowly appearance and my poverty. And of my words - My doctrines, my instructions. This adulterous and sinful generation - This age given to wickedness…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 34-38Verses 34-38 Frequent notice is taken of the great flocking there was to Christ for help in various cases. All are concerned to know this, if they expect him to heal their souls. They must not indulge the ease of the body. As the happiness of heaven with Christ, is enough to make up for the loss of life itself for him, so the gain of all the world in sin, will not make up for the ruin of the soul by sin. And there is a day coming, when the cause of Christ…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36-37The implied answer to the rhetorical question Jesus asks is that possessing the entire world has no value if you give up eternal life. “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose” (Jim Elliot). You need your soul to enjoy the benefits of the world to come. When you forfeit your life or soul, there is nothing you can give to purchase it back.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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